NEC Coffee Hour with Gerassimos Thomas, European Union Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union

Date: Thursday, October 16

Time: 9:00am – 10:00am US ET (come at 8:30am for coffee!)

Location: 1001 Connecticut Ave NW, 2nd Floor Conference Room #1, Washington, DC 20036

In partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the US, the NEC is pleased to invite you to a special event coffee hour with Gerassimos Thomas, the Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union at the EU Commission. The TAXUD DG has a critical role in supporting Europe’s swift economic recovery and promoting the transition to a greener, digitalized, and fairer economy in the EU. DG Thomas will provide insights on the general status of transatlantic economic relations, cooperation in international taxation, the EU’s “omnibus package” to simplify legislation and boost European competitiveness, and facilitating trade through customs.

Tickets $5 Students/NEC Members; $10 Guests

Please Note: This is an in-person only event. 

This location is near Farragut West and Farragut North metro stations.

Please contact the NEC manager (manager@national-economists.org) with any questions.

To learn more about our speaker, visit: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/road-2050-tax-mix-future/eu-tax-symposium-2025/gerassimos-thomas_en